San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-02-09
Some idea of the extent and import
ance OF this excursion may be learned
when the following rates are shown:

These rates are high and show that
the excursion consists of wealthy persons
but it muet be remembered that it in
cludes board on train, at hotels, convey
ances and all necessaries of the trip
The Importance of these excursions
cannot be Overrated. In addition to the
recreation and Vivifying power. ii gives
travellers the means of seeing the natural
beauties of other states and of forming
some idea of their resources
An idea of what can BE- learned upon
a trip like this may be gaired from the
fact that since leaving Boston the excur-
sIOnists have passed through the great
Hncsac tunnel, caught Il view of Lake
Chatauqua, spent a day in Cincinnati,
stopped at Chattanooga, visited the
field of t.hickamauga and mission
airy" fight, assembled Lookout mountain.
where the battle of the clouds" was
fought, and stood in the National ceme-
terry, where 1882 victims of war lie 'in
one great burial blent." They have
passed thrOug the oil region, had look
at Georgia, seen the iron operations in
Alabama. Three days have been profit
ably spent in New Orleans, seeing all
points of interest in that city. Then
they came through LOuisiana's sugar
plantation district, to Galveston, seeing
the Island City, catching a glimpse az
open sea and breathing the de-
Iicious ozone. Thence they come
through the pineries on to San
Antonio, 1.-The Cradle Texas Lib
erty." to see the famous missions,
and to standin the sacred precincts of
1.-The ThermOpyl9 of TeXae," where
Crockett, Bowie, Travis and other pa
triots gave Texan liberty life by the pa
a.
here, the canitalist will learn the i'm
mense resource of the city that need
only capital to develop them. and as
certain that there are millions in Judi
| ciOus investment In this--the metropo-
lis of a mighty state.
II this was gil that were to see and
hear, the understanding would be en-
larged. and better and fairer idea of
the New South" would be gained, but
this is but little of what must be pre-
sented to their view. From this point
they go to Ell PasO, passing through
wes.ern Texas, catching some views of
the country, seeing the romantic can
| yons and rugged scenery of the border,
crossing the Pecos and coming on to the
mighty Rio Grands that separates our
| republic from that of Mexico.
At Ell PasO the party is divided, one
portion OF 1t going on to California, the
other through Mexico. The Mexican
excursion goes to chihuahua, Zacatecas,
Aquascslientes, Leon, Silo, Guanajuato,
where is the castle of GrenaGItus, taken
by Hidalgo, Queretaro, to the City OF
Mexico, where several days are spent.
From this point they make trips to the
historic groves OF Chapultepec, the site
of Montezuma's palace, and to the sane
/ tuary of the Guadalupe. Thence they
| go to Puebla, take in Cholula and It's
ancient pyramid, go to the ancient city
Of Tlaxcala. enter the elevated table
land, pass on to the quaint old city oil
Orizabs, and return to the City OF Mex
leo. This ends the Mexican excursion,
and the party then returns home via
New Mexico, Arizona and California.
Thus 1t is that the principal points OF
interest In the two republics are seen
and understood and men become wiser
and better by the knowledge practically
| gained.
Mr.. Curtis Davis, manager Of the Men
| ger hotel, received q telegram thii
morning notifying him that the excur.
| sionIsts would arrive in San Antonio [ J
special train at 8 O'Clock tomorrow morn.